Table 2 
Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted 

Retail sales by industry – Seasonally adjusted
  January
2017
December
2017r
January
2018p
December 2017 to January 2018 January 2017 to January 2018
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total retail trade (current dollars) 48,161 49,710 49,874 0.3 3.6
Total retail trade (2012 chained dollars) 46,089 47,467 47,515 0.1 3.1
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 35,403 36,414 36,738 0.9 3.8
Total (current dollars) excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations 30,164 30,799 31,083 0.9 3.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 12,759 13,297 13,136 -1.2 3.0
New car dealers 10,268 10,741 10,569 -1.6 2.9
Used car dealers 869 916 889 -3.0 2.2
Other motor vehicle dealers 879 884 899 1.7 2.3
Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores 743 755 779 3.2 4.9
Furniture and home furnishings stores 1,552 1,503 1,554 3.4 0.1
Furniture stores 964 935 954 2.0 -1.0
Home furnishings stores 588 568 600 5.7 2.1
Electronics and appliance stores 1,366 1,514 1,574 4.0 15.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 2,941 3,180 3,127 -1.7 6.3
Food and beverage stores 10,052 10,154 10,174 0.2 1.2
Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 6,894 6,878 6,869 -0.1 -0.4
Convenience stores 663 676 692 2.4 4.4
Specialty food stores 590 646 650 0.7 10.3
Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,905 1,954 1,962 0.4 3.0
Health and personal care stores 3,818 3,852 3,890 1.0 1.9
Gasoline stations 5,239 5,615 5,655 0.7 7.9
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 2,718 2,725 2,782 2.1 2.4
Clothing stores 2,086 2,110 2,151 1.9 3.1
Shoe stores 338 351 336 -4.2 -0.6
Jewellery, luggage and leather goods stores 293 263 295 12.1 0.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1,069 1,106 1,102 -0.3 3.1
General merchandise stores 5,447 5,533 5,662 2.3 3.9
Miscellaneous store retailers 1,200 1,233 1,218 -1.2 1.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 080-0020 and 080-0027.
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